ˌNational ˌCentre for ˌPopular ˈMusic, the BrE AmE
a ↑ museum of ↑ pop and ↑ rock music that used to be in Sheffield, UK, in a specially built building which was shaped like four very large, shiny drums, and which contained information about pop and rock music and showed films of musicians playing. It closed in 1999 because not enough people came to see it.